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TO FURTHER COMMON INTERESTS OF HUMANKIND BY SUSTAINING A RESIDENTIAL SERVICE LEARNING COMMUNITY WHICH COMMUNICATES HOW PEOPLE MAY LEARN AND APPLY HUMAN ECOLOGY TO MORE ACCURATELY DISCERN AND MORE EFFECTIVELY REALIZE VALUE.

VALUESCIENCE - DISTRIBUTED 17 COPIES OF "THE ART AND PRACTICE OF LOVING, A VALUESCIENCE APPROACH," WHICH MAGIC PUBLISHES; PRESENTED VALUESCIENCE TO 100+ RURAL AND URBAN FOREST MANAGERS IN ONLINE SEMINARS FOR CALIFORNIA RELEAF, BIG SUR LAND TRUST, AND CALIFORNIA MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION; OFFERED WEEKLY IN-PERSON, ONLINE, AND HYBRID VALUESCIENCE SEMINARS ATTENDED BY 5-10 PARTICIPANTS; CREATED A BANNER AD AND A 30-SECOND AUDIO AD FOR A FIVE MILLION IMPRESSION PANDORA VALUESCIENCE CAMPAIGN; CREATED A MAGIC VALUESCIENCE LOGO AIDED BY ARTIST ANOUSKA BUCH; PUBLISHED "FOUNDATIONAL LANGUAGE FOR ECOLOGICAL CULTURE" IN COMMUNITIES MAGAZINE; PRESENTED MAGIC TO 100+ VIEWERS IN A "VIRTUAL TOUR OF INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES;" AND APPEARED IN FIC'S "STARTER GUIDE TO INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES." RESIDENTIAL SERVICE-LEARNING COMMUNITY: GUIDED 21 RESIDENTS FROM SEVEN COUNTRIES AND SIX STATES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CREATING VALUESCIENCE-BASED SERVICE-LEARNING COMMUNITY; HOSTED EIGHT GUESTS FOR MORE THAN A WEEK EACH; FACILITATED SEVERAL MEETINGS WHERE MAGIC RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION PARTICIPANTS EVOLVED PROTOCOLS TO CONTINUE TO ADAPT TO THE PANDEMIC (AS OF THIS MEETING, EVERYONE HAS REMAINED HEALTHY); ORGANIZED MONTHLY HIKES AND THREE CAMPING TRIPS; TAUGHT WEEKLY HATHA YOGA CLASSES TO SMALL GROUPS; LED WEEKDAY WORKOUTS; AND GAVE 15 SALSA DANCE CLASSES. SILICON VALLEY BARCODE OF LIFE: PUBLISHED "DNA BARCODING ARTHROPODS TO CATALOG BIODIVERSITY IN THE MONO BASIN" IN THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE BLOG; BECAME ONE OF ~150 SCIENTIFIC PARTNERS IN THE GLOBAL MALAISE PROGRAM; DEPLOYED MALAISE TRAPS AT HIDDEN VILLA ORGANIC FARM AND WILDERNESS CENTER, PALO ALTO FOOTHILLS NATURE PRESERVE, THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC RESERVE, AND THE MONO LAKE COMMITTEE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER; COLLECTED WEEKLY SAMPLES FROM EACH OF THESE TRAPS TOTALING ~20,000 SPECIMENS AND SENT THEM TO THE CANADIAN CENTER FOR DNA BARCODING (CCDB) FOR SEQUENCING; HAND-COLLECTED 160 ARTHROPOD SAMPLES IN THE MONO BASIN AND SURROUNDS AND 49 IN THE HIDDEN VILLA ORGANIC FARM AND WILDERNESS CENTER; PHOTOGRAPHED EACH OF THESE 209 SPECIMENS; EDITED PHOTOGRAPHS OF, LOADED INTO MICROPLATES, UPLOADED AND SORTED DATA FOR, AND SENT TO CCDB FOR SEQUENCING 384 ARTHROPOD SAMPLES (THE 209 SPECIMENS COLLECTED IN 2021 PLUS 94 SPECIMENS COLLECTED IN THE MONO BASIN IN 2020 AND 83 SPECIMENS COLLECTED AT THE LOS ALTOS HILLS APRICOT STEM FAIR IN 2019).

COOPERATION AND INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING - REDUCE WASTE. FEED PEOPLE.: COLLECTED 25 TONS OF SURPLUS FROM TWO DOZEN CALIFORNIA AVENUE FARMERS' MARKET VENDORS AND FROM COUNTRY SUN NATURAL FOODS; PROCESSED IT AND DELIVERED ACCEPTABLE ITEMS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY AND 1,000 GRAINS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO HUNDREDS OF HUNGRY FELLOW HUMANS; DESIGNED AND BUILT A NEW SANDWICH BOARD TO INFORM PASSERS-BY ABOUT THE PROJECT. LIVEABLE CITY: HOSTED AN EVERGREEN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY ATTENDED BY OVER 100 NEIGHBORS; HOSTED THE 41ST ANNUAL EVERGREEN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD PICNIC ATTENDED BY OVER 50 NEIGHBORS AFTER SKIPPING LAST YEAR'S EVENT DUE TO COVID-19; FACILITATED THREE EVERGREEN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS; ADVOCATED AN ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO LAND USE AT A CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE EXPANSION OF CASTILLEJA SCHOOL AND AT A PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A CITY OF PALO ALTO NORTH VENTURA COORDINATED AREA PLAN; ADVOCATED INTEGRITY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN A LETTER TO PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL DESCRIBING THE MISREPRESENTATION OF THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BAY AREA'S WATER SUPPLY AND CONSERVATION AGENCY (BAWSCA); SUPPORTED CAUSES THAT INCLUDED COMMITTEE FOR GREEN FOOTHILLS' ADVOCACY FOR PROTECTING COYOTE VALLEY FROM SPRAWL, CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS' DEMANDS FOR DEBRIS BLOWER BANS, TUOLUMNE RIVER TRUST'S ACTIONS TO RESTORE RIVER FLOWS ESSENTIAL TO WILDLIFE, AND AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY'S PROPOSALS FOR WIND TURBINE AND BUILDING DESIGN AND LIGHTING REGULATION NATIONWIDE TO REDUCE HAZARDS TO BIRDS. PLANNING FOR LIVING: GUIDED EIGHT CLIENTS IN LIFE-PLANNING PRACTICE. MOVEMENT MAGIC: OFFERED TEN HOURS OF COACHING IN SWIMMING AND INDOOR ROWING TECHNIQUE. CREATING LOVING COMMUNITY: PROVIDED 20 HOURS OF CONSULTATION TO PERSONS INQUIRING ABOUT LIVING IN INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY; HOSTED A THANKSGIVING DINNER AND CELEBRATION ATTENDED BY 30 GUESTS. ESCONDIDO OUTINGS CLUB: SERVED AS FISCAL FIDUCIARY FOR THE ESCONDIDO OUTINGS CLUB, WHICH ORGANIZED SEVEN RIVER RAFTING TRIPS AND A 13TH ANNUAL BACKPACKING TRIP TO SHEALOR LAKE FOR 52 PARENTS AND KIDS THROUGH WHICH YOUTHS AND FAMILY MEMBERS EXPERIENCED A TOTAL OF 151 NIGHTS UNDER THE STARS, SCOUTED TWO POTENTIAL BACKPACKING TRIP LOCATIONS, AND OFFERED TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS FOR FIRST AID/ CPR, SWIMMING LIFEGUARD, JUNIOR RAFTING GUIDE, AND WILDERNESS FIRST AID.

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP - PLANTING FOR THE SECOND HUNDRED YEARS: FROM JANUARY THROUGH JUNE STEWARDED OAK HABITAT WITH A SMALL GROUP OF IN-HOUSE VOLUNTEERS; FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR, AFTER IN-HOUSE VOLUNTEERS HAD ALL BEEN FULLY VACCINATED, WELCOMED 30 VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS FROM OUTSIDE THE HOUSEHOLD AND DIVERSE IN AGE AND BACKGROUND TO PARTICIPATE; SUPERVISED MORE THAN 480 VOLUNTEER HOURS OF OAK HABITAT STEWARDSHIP FIELDWORK; GREW 400+ NATIVE OAKS IN MAGIC'S NURSERY; GAVE ~200 OF THESE TO BE PLANTED BY OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS (UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SIERRA FOOTHILL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER AND PHOENIX GARDEN); TRANSPLANTED 20 OURSELVES INTO NEARBY OPEN SPACE USED BY 600,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY; AND IRRIGATED 400 AND MAINTAINED 2,000 OAKS PREVIOUSLY PLANTED ON STANFORD LAND. MONKEYFLOWER MICROBIOME RESEARCH: PARTNERED WITH HAAS PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER AT STANFORD AND STANFORD BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RETURNED A NATIVE SPECIES TO A LOCAL ECOSYSTEM AND SUPPORTED BOTH PROFESSOR TADASHI FUKAMI'S NECTAR MICROBIOME RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM IMPROVEMENTS TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO ENGAGE AUTHENTICALLY IN FACULTY RESEARCH; ENGAGED 100 VOLUNTEERS; SUPERVISED MORE THAN 1,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS; TRANSPLANTED AND NURTURED MORE THAN 900 STICKY MONKEYFLOWER (DIPLACUS AURANTIACUS) IN MAGIC'S ON-SITE NURSERY; PLANTED 512 MONKEYFLOWER (32 TO EACH OF 16 SITES) IN THE STANFORD ACADEMIC RESERVE.